My most memorable Christmas is when I was very young. My mom got me a TV with a VCR built-in. I don't know why, but I was so unhappy about it. I guess I was a little spoiled! For whatever reason, the memory sticks and will stick forever.

My most Unforgettable Christmas was Christmas 2013. The first Christmas as a Father. My daughter was just born 6 days before. As any new parent know, the first 6 days is very stressful, restless nights, and tension can be high.

But the morning of Christmas, it was a chilly snowy morning. My fiancee at the time and new baby girl were sleeping. I woke up early and set up the downstairs as if Mr Jolly himself had arrived. I made coffee and a quick breakfast.

It was truly magical. I think it was the first time I had ever truly understood the meaning of Christmas. All my previous Christmases were about stuff and getting things. Man, it's about so much more.

I think it would be easy to say that my most memorable Christmas was the first Christmas we had with our kids after adopting them. My son was 3 and my daughter was about to turn 5. It was a great Christmas and the light and joy on their faces when they saw the mountain of gifts that Santa brought them was unforgettable! That Christmas is definitely one that I will hold dear to my heart as long as I live (before my memory goes and my kids lock me up in a nursing home).

However, the Christmas that will go down as one of my top Christmases is one I spent with my parents, husband, sister, and brother-in-law on a tiny island off the coast of Maine. It was absolutely perfect. We had a large snow storm followed by perfect weather on Christmas Eve and Christmas day, amazing food, ZERO drama, tons of laughter, and wonderful memories. It truly was one of the most perfect Christmases I could have ever hoped for and will go down as one of my top 5 all time favorite times in life.

Although I love having kids, being a kid was amazing. I remember the train tracks and decorating the tree. We always had a BIG surprise between myself and my sisters that was AFTER all the gifts were opened. The meaningful one that was hidden in the garage. I loved spending the time with my parents. The time that you don't realize when you are little how precious it is. Then as you get older, that time is all you have left to remember. I loved Christmastime with my entire family!

My favorite Christmas was when my wife and son got to spend their first Christmas together. When he woke up and saw her, he ran right past the present and into her arms. I about cried seeing how happy he was to have her there with us on Christmas. Nevermind the fact we got married that Halloween and he saw her every morning since then, it was just magical for him.And now here we are 6 years later and I look forward to every Christmas we have together because we all truly appreciate and love one another. Making Christmas memories last a lifetime

One year, my dad's sister was out from Rhode Island for Christmas. She was looking at the tree, checking out all of the ornaments (which are a big deal to mom) & Aunt Gladys realized that mom didn't have an ornament from her. So she took off one of the rings on her finger and handed it to mom. It's on a length of fishing wire now and that ring goes on the tree every year.

A few days later, mom & dad went out while Aunt Gladys took care of my brother & I. No big deal, we go to bed & our parents still aren't home. Get up in the morning and it turns out that mom & dad went to Disneyland without us.

My most memorable Christmas memory is when my mom tried to take a Christmas photo of my siblings, my dogs and me. The dogs wouldn't stay still and ended up knocking over the tree. It took so many tries but after what felt like forever we finally had a great photo! Of course no one seeing it would know how long it took since we all looked happy

My most unforgettable Christmas was before my parents moved to Florida and all of us (then kids) still were nearby. It was wonderful having all of our family and some dear friends in the same house, all celebrating life together.

Now that we're all a bit apart in different states, it's more difficult, but we still make time to see each other. This year, we're having Christmas at my parents' place in Florida, and we'll definitely have a full house. Maybe this year will be the most unforgettable? That, and I recently met the most wonderful woman who appreciates me for who I am, which is the best holiday gift I could have ever imagined.

I don’t have any stories of great Christmas vacations. My family has always done Christmas very low key. The memories I have are valuable to me and have always been quiet, but together. The one I remember most was just a few years ago. The whole family was together and we stayed together in the same house for a week (though many of us live in different places now). It was great to sit around and watch movies together and enjoy being together when we rarely are able to get together. It’s a special memory I’ll always keep.

Me, my wife, and my sisters family were traveling to go meet up with the rest of our family in another state. It was Christmas day and we had a layover at an airport. The airline kept saying the plane was late and we kept getting delayed. Hours and hours go by and a couple passengers figured out that they had cancelled our flight and were just telling us it was delayed. so we were waiting for hours in the airport for nothing. We finally were told we could get on another plane if we hurry. We RAN across the airport and they said that we had one too many people. This nice lady next to us stood up and said that we could have her seat on the plane. A Christmas angel saved the day and we were able to be with our family for Christmas!

My most memorable Xmas was when I was 5 and was sooooo excited on Christmas morning I ran downstairs and saw all the presents in the living room. I should point out that at this stage in my life I had 2 older brothers, an older sister and a really young younger sister. Well I may have been a little too excited and opened every single present under the tree and around the room - we all had sections of the room allocated for our presents.

Needless to say when everyone else came down as well as my parents, and they discovered that in my frenzied unwrapping I had broken a few gifts, I got a smack.

We all laugh about it and nieces / nephews are sometimes reminded “don’t do what Mark did”

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